David Letterman

David Letterman said goodbye to late-night TV the right way. His way. Wednesday night's finale wasn't sentimental, but then, neither is Dave (at least not in the public persona he shows us). This wasn't Bette Midler crooning and Johnny Carson wiping away a tear. The night before, Bob Dylan had closed the show with a sweet, tender version of the old standard "The Night We Called it a Day." On Wednesday, there would be a musical finale, too - but first, the whole business of wrapping things up. The much hyped "final Top 10 list" paid off - 10 A-list celeberities saying what they've always wanted to say to David Letterman....

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